National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1887-06-27

other vehicle upon the street to the obstruction
OF trnffc therein, nor shall any vehicle stop
uIon street crossing or upon the carriage
way OF street intersection.
eEc. O. Authorized vehicles OF the Police and
Fire Departments shall have the right OF way
In The streets over all others, ana the sounding
OF the bell or gong thereon shall constitute
warning and direction TO other vehicles and
pedestTinns to clear the road.
SIC. z. No vehicle shall be so driven ns 10
collide with sny other vehicle or with any
person, and every vehicle shall MAKE way for
pCdestrians at the street crossings
sfC, s. All vehicles travelling between sunset
and sunrise shall display lighted lamps on both
s,des thereof so placed rs to be visible from
SEC. o. No vehicle shall have loose articles
hung on the side thereof, nor any projection
beyond the hubs of the wheels, or more than
ten feet in the rear Of the rear axle, without
special permit from the Major Of Police. The
unpsrorling OF telegraph and similar poles and
nmbers upon any vehicle Is forbidden except
under permit from the Major of Police, which
shell prescribe the route and time Of such
SIC 10. Professions and paradcs excep.
funerals, involving the use OF vehicles shall
not be allowed except BY permit of tine Major
Of Police previously granted, which permit
shall designate the time and route of every
such procession or parade. and no vehicle
tball move in such procession or paradsexospt
according 70 the terms Of such permit
SIC. u. No vehicle shall unnecessarily OBJ
sltuet, hinder or delay the passage OF any
other vehicle.
SIC. IL, MI vehicles conveying foul. dusty or
offensive matters OF any sort shall nave tight
bodies aid he closely aud securely covered
SIC. 10 street cars within the District Of Co.
lumbia shall have the right of way upon their
respective tracks, and no person snail obstruct
or delay the movements thereof At the lawful
rate Of speed hereinafter provided, except the
authorized officials Of the District OF Columbia
In the discharge of public duty.
ETC. II. No street car shall move at greater
rate 81 speed than eight miles an hour nor A.
less rate OF speed than five miles an hour
when me track is unrestricted, except upon
curves and steep grades, when the rate OF
speed shall not exceed four miles nu hour;
nor shall any street car stand upon a street or
avenue for longer period than 1--WE minutes,
ing or inteisoctlng street; aud no street car
shall follow preceding car moving in the
unless coupled thereto; nor shall street car
move nearer 10 vehicle IN front thereof than
ten feet. Every street car in motion after sun
down shall have two lights displayed at each
END thereof, and all vehicles moving In streets
with car-iracks shall, In general. keep on the
right sice thereof. between the right si6e and
srC. Is. sieam.cars, trains or engines shall
not move upon any street or avenue at a
greater rate of ,peed than six miles an hour.
ana no steam'ear, train or engine shall DO
stopped or held at a street crossing or inter.
section 30 as to obstruct the passage of We
hicles or foot passengers for longer period
speed not less than FIVE miles an hour.
SIC. 10 Wherever the grade OF n steam rail-
way track Is approximately even with the adj
Jscent surface the line of the road shall be Sc
eurely closed on both sides with Il substantial
fence, and all grade crossings or Intersections
OF any steam railroad track with streets or
avenues shall he securely guarded by a suit
able gate or guard erected and maintained by
the company owning or operating such track.
SIC. "a. Every driver owner, proprietor.
lessee, conductor, engineer or manager OF any
Vehicle IN respect of which provision is made
by this Article shall be equally responsible for
any Violation Of any of the provisions hereof:
lation shall not be paid n ore than once
src IS Every person as Aforesaid violating
aany oithe provisions Of this Article shall for
felt and pay penalty OF not loss than five
dollars nor moro than one hundred dollars for
each oilensc.
ARTICLE NJ.
GENERAL.
: SECTION !. In all cases 10 which any pro.
vision OF the foregoing regu ations forbids the
doiDg Of any act without permit from a GER
tain designated official of the District OF C1lun.
bia, such official Is hereby given the authority
grant Of authority.
SIC. 2. In all cases in which any provision
OF the foregoing regulations prohibits the doing
OF certain act the person or persons actually
violating such provision aud the employers
parents or guardians of such person or per-
sons, aud oil other persons concerned therein,
shall scverally be held liable TO the full extent
OF the prescribed penalty Proridsi That
such penalty shall be paid hut once
, SIC .. For the purposes of these regulations
the word "person" signifies and iuclndes
films, corpoI atoms and companies: ana wOris
ozone number signify and include persons ami
things OF both numbers, respectively; aud
words of one gender signify and include per-
Sons and animals of both the masculine and
feminine genders; aud. except when incon-
sistent with the manifest intent and meaning
OF these regulations, the word street sight
fes each and every place or space mentioned
IN section one of article VIII OF these regua-
tons.
SIC 4. Except as modified or changed by
these u gula,ions or any Of them, all laws and
ordinances heretofore enacted dealing with
any Of the subjects Of these regulations con-
tinue in force.
SIC 8. The foregoing regulations shall be
printed in the Washington Post, the NATIONAL
REPUBLICAN,, the Er6ning star, and the Ecening
trhc, daily newspapers published In the Dis
tfict OF Columbia three times q week for one
week, beginning on Monday the 27th day of
June, A. ID. 1887, ard after thirty DAYS after
said date-that is TO say. from and after the
9th day OF July, A. ID. lsS7--the same shall be
enforced as provided by the act OF the Con-
gresS OF the United States approved January
w. r. WEBB,
s. L. WHEATLEY,
WILLIAM LUDLOW.
Commissioners Of The District OF ColHmJtr.
Affect:
WILLIAM TIhDALL. Secretary.
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